Backpacking saves money, boosts dismissals.
Backpack journalism is the popular way for television news outfits to save money, and KMOV Channel 4 is joining the trend--to save money. Backpacking means a reporter goes out on a story carrying his or her own camera. Voila! No camera person or producer needed. Money saved....

Siemens eliminates jobs worldwide to cut costs.
Byline: George Frey FRANKFURT, Germany - Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said yesterday it will cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and slice nearly $2 billion in costs in the face of a slowing economy. The Munich-based maker...

I&B urged to probe TV channel's funding.
NEW DELHI: The situation at NewsX, the yet-to-be-launched English news channel of INX Media, took an ugly turn on Friday with journalists alleging assault and I&B ministry referring their complaint about the company's source of funding to finance ministry. Vir Sanghvi, the channel's editorial head, had quit...

A new national IR system.
Following the defeat of the Howard Coalition government in last year's election, employees can expect to see a number of changes in a post WorkChoices environment. While there has been a change of government the Coalition still retains control of the Senate and the new government may need to...

The case of the pregnant employee: Ember's services with a consultancy was terminated after she became pregnant. She felt that the firm was unsympathetic towards its employees and fired them to avoid paying for their maternity leave.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN EMBER Seet, 27, joined Big Four Consultancy as an auditor, she was very happy in her work as the management was pro-family and the staff members worked as one happy family. During the employment interview with the managing partner, Lim Ooi Keat,...

Loans to be recovered.
Christopher has created undue distress on his colleagues by his act. From the management's point of view, the distress experienced by staff might have affected their morale and productivity. The company could issue a warning letter to Christopher, prohibiting further borrowing. The company could also attempt to recover some...

Creating awareness among the staff.
Christopher's 24-hour dismissal as a consequence of his one-way borrowing habits was not rightly handled by Electrode Inc. Such short dismissal notice is only seen in severe cases such as embezzling company's funds. Appropriate action before resolving the matter could have been taken. This would show that the HR...

Around The Nation.
Ermita admits delays in review of dismissals Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita yesterday admitted that his office had been taking its time in reviewing recommendations by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) for the dismissal of 17 presidential appointees, but said the delays in the review process are meant...

Politicizing justice.
Byline: The Register-Guard Not that anyone needed it after Hurricane Katrina and Iraq, but the recent dismissals of at least seven U.S. attorneys serve as a stark reminder of how deeply the Bush administration has politicized govern- ment. It was clear from the onset that...

Attorney general just a yes-man?
OLEAN -- Those of you who believe all the recent Capitol Hill hoo-ha over the forced departures of eight federal prosecutors is merely partisan ranting designed to make the Bush White House look bad should consider the following interesting, if startling, statistic: The number of Republican officials...